We’re wrapping up season 5! In this episode of Good Grief with Nikki the Death Doula, we unpack the messy, beautiful, and often misunderstood truth about healing. Spoiler alert: it’s not about “getting over it” or tying your pain up in a neat little bow.

I’ll dive into the myths we’re fed about healing, and what it actually looks like in real life.

We talk about the pressure to be "okay," and the quiet victories that count as progress. This one’s for anyone who’s been told to "stay strong" when they really needed space to fall apart.

Whether you're grieving a death, a diagnosis, or a life that didn’t go to plan, this conversation is your permission slip to heal in your own time, in your own way.

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Grief isn’t always about death. I met Mike of the Coffin Talk podcast a couple months back and I knew immediately I had to have him on my show. Mike and I talk all about non-death loss and all the emotions it can bring.

Please follow Mike here:

https://mikeyopp.substack.com/

And check out his podcast, it’s amazing! https://mikeyopp.substack.com/podcast

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Edy and I delved into one of the only subject morestigmatized than grief or death. Sex. But it’s not what you think, there are somany layers to us as humans and our grief.

(TW mentions of SA)

Edy Nathan, MA, LCSW, CST, is a licensedpsychotherapist, certified sex therapist, and grief expert who guides peoplethrough the terrain most avoid—grief, trauma, and sexuality.

Edy is the author of It’s Grief: The Dance ofSelf-Discovery through Trauma and Loss, and is currently writing her secondbook, Dare to Live: The Sexual Grief Effect — Reveal the Shadow Wounds fromLoathing to Liberation to Love.

You can find Edy here: https://edynathan.com/

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